Chapter 260 Bai Jun Arrives, Sixth Soul Ring, the next morning.
At this moment, Xuan Mo had completely bid farewell to the Dragon Shield Mercenary Group with whom he had spent a year, and arrived alone in this dense forest in the far south.
At this moment, a man with a full head of white hair was standing in front of Xuan Mo. When he saw Xuan Mo, he couldn't help but smile.
"Thanks to you all for taking care of Little White."
Before Xuan Mo could speak, Bai Jun, who had transformed into a white-haired man, spoke first, but his expression was obviously not good.
"Senior, I will naturally do what I promised you. But it seems that you also went to Shrek Academy in person."
Upon hearing this, Xuan Mo couldn't help but raise an eyebrow at Bai Jun, showing an expression as if he had already seen through Bai Jun's actions.
"Indeed. Before I came, I went to Shrek Academy to see Little White. After finding that it was doing better than in the Star Dou Great Forest, and its cultivation was growing faster, I was relieved."
"Its cultivation is growing faster?"
When Xuan Mo heard Bai Jun say "its cultivation is growing faster," he realized that something was wrong.
After all, as a student of Shrek Academy, he couldn't recall anything else in the academy that could improve his skills, except for those herbs.
And he didn't believe that Dean Flander, with his stingy and miserly nature, would provide those herbs for Bai Jun.
"Heh, you'll see when you get back."
Bai Jun recalled the scene he had witnessed, forcing a smile, but this only made his already pale face appear even more ashen and weak.
"Are you alright?"
Xuan Mo, seeing this, was about to reach out when Bai Jun stopped him.
"I'm fine, just an old ailment from failing my tribulation. But once today is over, I'll be free from the torment I've suffered these past few years."
After saying this, Bai Jun's expression turned even more grim. "Human brat, you don't have much time left with me. Now, I'll keep my promise and give you a gift."
He paused, then continued, "But speaking of which, you should already know what I'm going to do." Before Xuan Mo could respond, Bai Jun muttered to himself, "Sacrifice, for a soul beast over 100,000 years old, is such a courageous adventure. So, kid, you've struck gold!"
In the blink of an eye, Bai Jun transformed into his true form as the Heavenly Tiger before Xuan Mo. His aged but majestic body stood in the center of the dense forest, raising his proud head and letting out a deafening roar.
"Roar—"
This tiger's roar, though containing so much reluctance and a death wish, still shook the entire far south.
For example, somewhere in the dense forest, a 50,000-year-old soul beast, which had been fast asleep, trembled under the sudden roar of a dying 100,000-year-old soul beast.
At this moment, a blinding red light suddenly spread from Bai Jun's brow, transforming into a red halo that instantly expanded, turning everything in its path crimson. Everything froze at this instant.
Bai Jun's entire body had turned blood-red, a translucent dark red, like a ruby.
"Boy, I'll give you both the soul ring and the soul bone. But I know you're special, so you can do whatever you want with that soul bone." As soon as Bai Jun finished speaking, his body shone with a brilliant blood-red light.
Then, Xuan Mo seemed to be bathed in a sea of blood, completely unable to move, a circle of leaping blood flames pulsating silently around their bodies.
At this moment, not only Xuan Mo's skin was being illuminated by alternating flashes of red, blue, purple, and yellow light.
Moreover, even his sea of consciousness, soul power, or rather, everything Xuanmo possessed, rapidly sublimated during the sacrifice.
Gradually, Bai Jun's body changed from dim to transparent.
The next second, the surging ring of blood flames suddenly contracted.
In an instant, a series of explosions erupted around Xuanmo's body. Just as Bai Jun's body gradually disappeared, a halo quietly appeared on Xuanmo's body, simultaneously drawing out five other soul rings: yellow, purple, purple, black, and black. The last one, the newly appeared soul ring, displayed a red color with two golden stripes. At the moment the soul rings completed their fusion, the sky seemed to be stirred by something, thunder rumbled, and a mysterious power directly merged into the soul ring, making its aura even stronger.
Next, as a soul bone flew into Xuanmo's hand, Bai Jun's last voice rang out in the air, "Human boy, cherish the power I gave you, and that soul bone..."
Xuanmo looked at the place where Bai Jun had disappeared, bowed deeply with gratitude, and said.
"Thank you, don't worry!" He then walked towards a spot in the far south. "Next, the final challenge..."
Meanwhile, at Shrek Academy's herb garden.
Of course, the herbs planted here were all collected by Xuan Mo during his exploration of the spatial dimension, making it a vital part of Shrek.
But now…
"Little White, you stop right there!"
A teacher guarding the herb garden was chasing a towering divine tiger, but clearly, he couldn't catch up with Little White at all.
"Stop! Or the Dean will definitely not forgive me!"
Just then, Little White, who was carrying a medicinal herb in his mouth, suddenly sensed something, stopped abruptly, and looked towards the far south, his eyes filled with sorrow.
"Roar—woo—"
The herb slipped from Little White's mouth, and a roar came from his mouth, which then turned into a miserable wail. Finally, a sob representing farewell and reluctance rang out... At the same time.
Star Dou Great Forest.
"Whoosh..."
Dark clouds blocked the sun, and a continuous drizzle began.
Di Tian quietly floated in the air in the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest, gazing into the distance.
And at this moment, Bi Ji, Chi Wang, Wan Yao Wang, and Xiong Jun were also suspended around him.
Looking at the weather in the Star Dou Great Forest, Di Tian slowly turned his gaze to the south, his face expressionless, but he still murmured.
"Another spirit beast of over 100,000 years has passed away in the Star Dou Great Forest."
Upon hearing this, a trace of sorrow appeared in Bi Ji's beautiful eyes. "In the past few decades, three 100,000-year spirit beasts have died: the Soft Bone Rabbit, the Blue Silver Emperor, and now it's the Heavenly Divine Tiger's turn..."
"Hmph!"
The hot-tempered Xiong Jun snorted coldly.
"The deaths of these three 100,000-year spirit beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest—which one didn't become a human's spirit ring..."
"Xiong Jun!"
A trace of hatred and fear flashed in Di Tian's eyes. "Human spirit masters are indeed our great enemy, but in the end, it's still the limitation of the God Realm. If it weren't for the Heavenly Divine Tiger's tribulation, why would it need to be sacrificed..."
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